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CenturyLink Inc up sharply

CenturyLink Inc closed up sharply Friday, rallying (U.S.)$0.44 or 1.56% to (U.S.)$28.60. Over the last five days, shares have gained 2.03%, but sit 4.00% above the 52-week low. Shares have underperformed the S&P 500 by 36.08% during the last year.

Key company metrics

Open(U.S.) $28.42

Previous close(U.S.) $28.16

High(U.S.) $29.06

Low(U.S.) $28.38

Bid / Ask-- / --

YTD % change-27.74%

Volume6,924,981

Average volume (10-day)5,652,907

Average volume (1-month)5,365,794

Average volume (3-month)5,100,837

52-week range(U.S.) $27.50 to (U.S.) $41.99

Beta0.71

Trailing P/E21.30×

P/E 1 year forward11.32×

Forward PEGNegative, not meaningful

Indicated annual dividend(U.S.) $2.16

Dividend yield7.55%

Trailing EPS(U.S.) $1.34

Updated July 31 4:02 PM EDT. Delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Key company metrics

Open(U.S.) $28.42

Previous close(U.S.) $28.16

High(U.S.) $29.06

Low(U.S.) $28.38

Bid / Ask-- / --

YTD % change-27.74%

Volume6,924,981

Average volume (10-day)5,652,907

Average volume (1-month)5,365,794

Average volume (3-month)5,100,837

52-week range(U.S.) $27.50 to (U.S.) $41.99

Beta0.71

Trailing P/E21.30×

P/E 1 year forward11.32×

Forward PEGNegative, not meaningful

Indicated annual dividend(U.S.) $2.16

Dividend yield7.55%

Trailing EPS(U.S.) $1.34

Updated July 31 4:02 PM EDT. Delayed by at least 15 minutes.

About

CenturyLink, Inc. is an integrated communications company. The Company is engaged in providing an array of communications services to residential, business, governmental and

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wholesale customers. The Company's communications services include local and long-distance, broadband, private line, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), data integration, managed hosting, colocation, Ethernet, network access, video, wireless and other ancillary services. The Company operates in two segments: Business and Consumer. The Business segment provides strategic, legacy and data integration products and services to enterprise, wholesale and governmental customers, including other communication providers. The Consumer segment provides strategic and legacy products and services to residential customers.

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Full-Time Employees

44,800

Incorporated

May 7, 1968

Officers

William OwensNon-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board, Lead Outside Director

Headquarters

Earnings

Net income declined by 3.41%, year over year, to (U.S.)$0.34 per share during the most recently completed quarter. However, this was among the strongest results reported by any company in this industry.

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